Our Heart is broken while Alyssa and Koala are at WoTCon 2024 and Rob and Lauren are holding down the forts at home. In this episode we get a surprise call from Alyssa and Koala with WoTCon updates, Rob puts a big ol' Seanchan deathhorn in his mouth, and we are joined by our good friend and follower Patrick Lightbody!

Topics discussed include WoTCon, WOT Idol, Rob's future podcast plans, Lauren's YouTube channel "Unraveling the Pattern", Amazon Prime's "The Wheel of Time" seasons 2-3, Lauren's trip to the Two Rivers in Prague, and we are joined by Sifl the Taint Puppet!

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The Darkfriends discuss inner voices and obstacles to content creation, especially leading up to WOT Idol, and Alyssa, Koala and Rob are joined once again by the amazing WOT Cake Lady, Penny! Lauren pops in now and then while making a waygate-load of cinnamon rolls, and Koala tells us all about her new Wheel of Time themed card game, Questioners Vs. Darkfriends! Don't miss this one!

The Darkfriends discuss the mutual FOMO of missing JordanCon 2024, tips for overcoming social anxiety and what they love the most about the Wheel of Time fandom. Why did They Might Be Darkfriends get the works? That's nobody's business but the Nerds!
JordanCon 2024 events mentioned:
Cursing With Guy Roberts (Three Fold Talk) at Jordancon 2024 (mentioned by Rob) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K03_amA9D8
Guy Roberts' panel on The Wheel of Time at JordanCon 2024 (mentioned by Lauren) - https://www.youtube.com/live/rrsf4IuQ384?si=ZVoQeerbCJstKdJU
WoTCon - https://wotcon.com/
Mentioned Podcasts & Content Creators:
The Way of the Leaf - https://www.youtube.com/@TheWayOfTheLeaf
Three Fold Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htVm8sKTio4&list=PLcpDXQ7qgxQ74kgYYZF6Yjl0_4QuLi6Ne&pp=iAQB
Malkier Talks - https://www.youtube.com/@MalkierTalks
The Dusty Wheel - https://www.youtube.com/@thedustywheel
WotUp with Jon - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbl0nJfwdXWANnKEURnFkHg
Wheel Takes podcast with Ali and Gus - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wheel-takes/id1491095135
The Wheel Weaves podcast with Dani and Brett - https://www.thewheelweavespodcast.com/
Talk'aran'rhiod showcast - https://www.talkaranrhiod.com/
The Light's Work podcast - https://www.thelightswork.com/
OnlyFinns, home of FOMOcon - https://twitter.com/FoxesSnakes